Learn from the pandemic to strengthen workplace safety: UN labour agency
Apr 29, 2022, at 11:33 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how effective dialogue between employers, workers and governments, is the best way to strengthen safety and health at work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report published on Thursday.
Guterres in Ukraine: War is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice
Apr 29, 2022, at 11:29 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civilians and urged criminal accountability.
Human rights: Belarus journalists win World Press Freedom Prize
Apr 29, 2022, at 11:24 pm
New York: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year‘s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the international jury‘s recommendation.
China: Duowei News announces closure
Apr 29, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Beijing: Chinese portal Duowei News, known for its Chinese political news and commentary, has shut down its website, ending its 23-year-old run, media reports said.
Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO
Apr 29, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty of barriers holding them back.
Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage
Apr 29, 2022, at 08:29 pm
New York: Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of proliferating conflicts, that are becoming more “intertwined”, the UN’s policy chief told a high-level meeting of the General Assembly spotlighting financing for peacebuilding on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Police shot dead by unknown gunmen in Wana
Apr 29, 2022, at 03:45 pm
South Waziristan: Unknown gunmen have shot dead a police official in Pakistan's Wana region on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Five coal miners shot dead in Samangan
Apr 29, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen have shot dead five coal miners in Samangan province of Afghanistan, local officials confirmed on Friday.
Mazar-e-Sharif blasts: ISIS claims responsibility
Apr 29, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Kabul: Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts in Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city on Thursday which left at least nine people dead.
Russia strikes Ukraine's capital Kyiv as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits
Apr 29, 2022, at 06:27 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Russia once again attacked Kyiv with a heavy bombardment on Thursday evening as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting the Ukraine capital.
Canada health officials investigate severe hepatitis of 'unknown origin' in children
Apr 28, 2022, at 05:16 am
Toronto/IBNS: Cases of severe liver disease "of unknown origin" among children in Canada are being investigated by public health officials as a mysterious hepatitis outbreak has reportedly affected nearly 200 youths around the world.
Tibetan village leaders forced to 'Speak in Chinese'
Apr 28, 2022, at 04:51 am
Lhasa: Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are trying to impose new limitations on village leaders as they are forcing them to speak in Chinese.
Cuban envoy to Pakistan resents Planning Minister’s ‘disrespectful’ remarks
Apr 28, 2022, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Cuban envoy to Pakistan, Zener Caro, recently voiced his resentment against Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s “disrespectful” remarks about his nation.
China vows to punish perpetrators of Karachi blast
Apr 28, 2022, at 01:30 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Those responsible for a suspected suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Karachi that claimed the lives of three Chinese nationals will be held accountable so that "the blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.
Singapore: Malaysian citizen with intellectual disabilities executed for drug trafficking
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:53 pm
China 'strongly condemns' Karachi University blast which left three Chinese nationals dead
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad/Karachi/Beijing: China has 'strongly condemned' on Wednesday over the suicide attack outside the University of Karachi's (KU) Confucius Institute which left four people, incuding three Chinese nationals, dead.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes oath as federal minister
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday took oath as he joined PM Shehbaz Sharif's Cabinet as a federal minister.
More than one disaster a day looming without action on risk reduction, UN warns
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: Human activity and behaviour is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, putting millions of lives in danger, together with a wide range of social and economic gains over recent decades, a new UN report published on Tuesday warns.
Use sand resources ‘wisely’ or risk development fallout – UNEP report
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: All countries should be aware that their development is at stake unless they take better care of a common but precious resource, found on many of the world’s beaches, and in our seas, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report launched on Tuesday.
Heightened security fears on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
Apr 27, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: On the 36th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, the world is again concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants, amid the ongoing Russian invasion, which has seen shelling take place at Chernobyl, and other nuclear sites in the country.
UN General Assembly mandates meeting in wake of any Security Council veto
Apr 27, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly decided on Tuesday to automatically meet within 10 days, if the veto is used in the Security Council by one of its five permanent members.
Russia agrees ‘in principle’ to UN and Red Cross involvement in evacuations from Mariupol
Apr 27, 2022, at 08:01 pm
New York: Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António Guterres and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka President ready to form all-party govt
Apr 27, 2022, at 07:54 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed all party leaders including independent MPs that he was ready to form an all-party government, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
China reports first human case of H3N8 strain of avian flu
Apr 27, 2022, at 06:28 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China has confirmed the first human case of H3N8 strain of the avian flu, media reports said.
Young innovators win video competition with ideas for a better future
Apr 27, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: Marking World Intellectual Property Day, on Tuesday, UN patent experts announced the champions of this year’s youth video competition.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to take oath as Foreign Minister of Pakistan today
Apr 27, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as a federal minister of Pakistan on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two soldiers die during gunbattle with terrorists in South Waziristan
Apr 27, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad: Two Pakistani Army soldiers have died during a gunfight with terrorists in Sararogha area of South Waziristan district, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's dream university has only 37 students
Apr 27, 2022, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's dream Al Qadir University, which was constructed and launched with the land donated by a real estate giant during his rule in 2019, has only 37 students in total.
US Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid-19
Apr 27, 2022, at 05:04 am
Washington/IBNS: United States Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday but is asymptomatic, The White House said in a statement.
Ottawa Police bar vehicles in downtown during weekend demonstration
Apr 27, 2022, at 03:48 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Protesters of the ‘Rolling Thunder Ottawa’ demonstration this weekend will not be allowed to drive into the downtown core, Ottawa Police reportedly said.